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History of NBA

In  this  paper,  I  will  be  talking  about  NBA  History,  when  was  it  invented,  and  for  what  purpose.  I will also be talking about the  initial  rules  and  the  rules that  have  evolved  and  that  have  been  added  to  the  league. My other focus will be on the history of basketball including teams that have won more trophies and the best players.  Finally, Iwill talk about the best player of not only NBA, but of basketball in the world and his accomplishments during his career. 

The  NBA  was  made  in  1946.  In  1949  some  teams  of  the  NBL goed inas well. Than  teams  were  formed  and  they  were  divided  in  East  and  in  West. In  the  East  were  the  Celtics,  Warriors,  Capitols,  and  Steamrollers ,and  than  New  York  and  Toronto added. In  the  West  were  the  Ironmen,  Stags,  Falcons,  Bombers  and  Rebels. And  that  was  the  season  and  the  best  2  teams  went  to  the  final. 


The Initial Rules
-60-gameschedule followed by championship playoffs involving the top three teams in each division.
-Games are 48 minutes long.
-Players are allowed six personal fouls.
-Every time you scored, the other team isgiven possession of the ball.

There were other rules that were introduced later 
-Lane widened from six to 12 feet
-Players limited to two fouls per quarter and if a third foul is committed; theplayer has to sit out the remainder of that quarter.
-The 24-second shot clock is introduced. It was introduced because the game was very borring. 
-Offensive fouls are treated as violations, no freethrows and the defensive team gets possession. The foul would still count towards a player’s limit of six personal fouls.
-Lane widened from 12 to 16 feet
-After the offensive team has advanced theball to its front court, a defensive player may not station himself in the key area longer than three seconds if it is apparent he is making no effort to play an opponent. The three second count...